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Earnest
I became a customer when I went to a computer store that's called "Mouse's Pad". When I learned that the man in charge died of cancer, it was very...
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Guardian
Guardian in the sky this creature is who perches at the tallest peak of an apartment complex. He views with faraway eyes and caw-caw’s vigorously if...
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11.1 Transition
In the locker room, Astro Jelly was told to tear down every clad of her opponent – zero tolerance. On the other hand, Mono was told to lose the match...
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Lordy Lordy - Quiz Night
I was woken by Box carrying my breakfast tray, with suspiciously strong looking coffee, well-cooked toast and a full spread of toast adornments, all...
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First day at film school
"Welcome to film school. If I could ask those of you with phones to put them away, we don't allow recording of these lectures." "Right, what's the...
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A dead cat is a dead cat
"They say he's good," said Isla. "I don't know why I'm here," I said. "For closure. My friend Sian went through the same thing a few years ago and...
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Minefield
Too close to the playground. I told Pete we needed to stay by the garages, near our block of flats, but he never listened. We got spotted by the older boys who hung about by the swings.
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this . . . is not just loneliness (a tonal drawing written in poetic form)
this . . . is not just loneliness wandering in here feeling the feeling of not even feeling the swallowing numbing in this stall of no walls . . ...
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charading in this parade'n masquerade'n (a tonal drawing written in poetic form
neurotic mirages weaning on reality shows camouflaging our fears in fantasy flights of serpentining blights mocking the harkening omens of this...
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Separating West from East
Bare ridge, stark, striking iconic horizon silhouette – not high …
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10.2 Sacar a la Luz
Five in the afternoon, she appeared on the beach in Muay Thai outfit; headband, gloves, Taekwondo shoes, ankle sleeves, pink satin slit shorts, black...
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An Ill Wind
There is a trade wind that blows in West Africa,
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Letter to Marcos, Chiapas, Mexico
Dear Marcos, Horseman, shaman, writer, teacher, spirit of the hills. Did you sleep well last night, the sleep of the just, or did you sleep with one...
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The First Anniversary
When my Chihuahua died during the Summer of 2020, I was devastated. When I had to say goodbye and bury her, it was something that I hated. At first,...
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What did Jesus do?
Ian came in from the gym earlier than usual. ‘Guess what I saw or heard? Jesus has landed.’ I was sitting in my comfy chair reading The Snow Leopard...
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U.S. Exit From Afghanistan
U.S. Exit from Afghanistan Twenty years of fighting for, funding and equipping the Afghan Army came to a screeching halt in early August of 2021. The...
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A Prayer
The bullets fire wild killing in my mind as you hide behind words inactions hollow of a kind it is hard to watch it is hard to find the strength to...
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Leaving Home
Rain falls as drizzle – recalcitrant, obstinate, framing a doorway filled by fretful parents, staring into a no man’s land of sadness, one last,...
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It's A Wonderful Life
In times past digging was easy as sweeping winds wandering swiftly, now energy's eclipsed by clouds of growing old, no more chasing eager early...
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iC ***
it’s not my pussy if anything it’s a lion even down to a little tiny golden mane it’s not my muff or minge and don’t call it a fanny it’s not...
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- 315 reads